Happiness in song

Amy MacDonald - This is the life


Passenger - Night vision binoculars (Walk you home)

My poor eyes

Two weeks of the Olympics and now the Democratic Convention and US Open, plus a disgusting amount of hours every day on the computer. My eyes are starting to hate me. I don't think it's the TV so much as the computer because of all the reading. Erg. Maybe I should get a job as a park ranger or something. Any suggestions or helpful hints?

UPDATE: Convention is over (it was amazing!) and I'm only watching the Open here and there. There's no getting away from hours every day on the computer, but I'm trying to spend as much of my non-computer time outside as possible. So far, my eyes are thanking me. :-)

Olympics

I always look forward to watching them and then spend many hours doing just that. It's wonderful to see the whole world come together for a common purpose, and it's incredible to see the best athletes in every sport from every country competing against each other. Phelps blew everybody out of the water, making history in the process, and Bolt practically jogged across the finish line in the 100 meters, so far ahead of the other fastest men in the world that he seemed superhuman. But so far my favorite athlete to watch has been Roger Federer. Yes, he got knocked out early in singles. But to see him playing doubles with fellow Swiss Wawrinka was a treat. He was like a little boy running, jumping and rolling around the court. He was so excited about winning, and it was so much fun to watch. Can't wait to see what happens in the second week.

Change

I've learned this week that it's easier to be the one moving away than the one left behind. Being someone who understands the need to experience new places doesn't make it any easier; emotions aren't logical like that. But one never knows what the future holds in store, and there is always a silver lining. Change is ultimately always good, however painful it seems in the moment.

wow

Amazing. You've got to love a story like this. Still, I can't help but think that it would be scary to have a lion come running and jumping at you, even if you knew him.

Seriously?

I'm now mentoring my third teen, and every now and then my mentor liaison emails suggestions for activities. Usually they are good ones, but today's was for the following event:

Between the Church and the Cemetery: 19th Century Mourning Customs and Clothing--a special display of mourning clothes and customs in recognition of Memphis' most devastating event, the 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic.

I certainly have no interest in seeing that and can't imagine any teenage boy being excited about it either. There's nothing fun about death, and even if it's not all about fun, there's certainly more relevant things to learn about. I think we'll skip this one.

JibJab

Fun, fun, fun. Add the heads of unsuspecting friends and family to crazy dancing bodies, then sit back and laugh. Click here to check it out.